J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Snapzzz

Tony_H wrote:My small input:

Those who want to buy and wear helmets, absolutely fine.
Those of us who choose not to, leave us along and stop making out we are criminals or insane.
When did it become dangerous to ski.....can someone put a precise date on it? No recreational helmets on ski slopes for many many years so why all of a sudden is it regarded by some as important?
That is all.

Tony, can i ask a question?
Do you have children? Would you put a lid on your kid?

The last two years i haven't worn a helmet but i insisted my daughter did. I asked myself why.
Basically i can't trust other people on the mountain not to hit her and if she was hurt i couldn't live with myself for not protecting her in what ever way possible.
So with that in mind i asked myself why i wasn't wearing one too.....would it be fair to her if i could have prevented an injury to myself......i now have a helmet.

Its each to their own.....no one should be made to wear them and no one should be ridiculed for choosing..

IMHO i look like a cock in one, and i don't really like it but i can't make my little one wear one without doing it myself.

I'll let you know in Jan after i return from my ADH xmas....YAY!!!!!

Well, after trawling this thread i am still no wiser as what to do....my DT policy is up for renewal very soon too.

MattSki_score wrote:
I have never used Crystal and heard lots of mixed reviews so thought it was worth a shot.

I've used them the last two years and its been great.

My Direct Travel policy is up for renewal this month and i was going to renew but i just noticed this :

What you are not covered for:

"Any search and rescue costs (costs charged to you by a government, authority or private organisation connected with finding and rescuing you. This does not include medical evacuation costs by the most appropriate transport"

I can't quite work out what they are saying here.

thoughts?

Do you think that getting dragged off the mountain is fine as long as no one has to actually look for you?

bandit wrote:

andymol2 wrote:It may be dumb question but how would an insurance company know how many days skiing you've had in a year?

If you have 3 weeks continuously in a resort or a season it's clear cut but what if you have a week in one place and some in another it must be hard to polce how many days you had on the snow. Even if you've bought a season pass - how many days did you ski for?

Pretty academic as I struggle to wangle a second week let alone 3 or more to exceed the limits on my Direct Travel policy. I can but dream.....

In the event of a claim, insurers often ask for proof of travel arrangements, flights/ferries etc. These days, it's hard not to leave an audit trail when travelling.

Direct Travel have cut their annual skiers policy cover from 17 days per trip, to 17 days per policy year.

Hmmm, i see how that would be easy for the one long trip but...... How about it i have 17 days in one trip then later in the season go for another week? Surely we could just not mention the first trip ?

Sleeps to ADH ...... 52

Sleep to Avoriaz (or Les Arcs) ....... 95

Literal translation is "route to expensive restaurant where you will be fleeced of all your hard earned cash, next time why not pack a snickers and a small can of coke"